The Zossima Principle as an ideal for media ecology praxis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12778731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brady Li (0000-0002-5861-8757, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-18 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Explorations in Media Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1539-7785 • E-ISSN: 2048-0717 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/eme_00069_1 |
| OpenAlex | W3162264051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article develops the Zossima Principle as an ideal for the study of media ecology praxis. As such, I suggest that the Zossima Principle holds the potential to inform what we study as media ecologists and how we engage the world with practical responses to the exigencies and social issues arising from our analyses. I set the Zossima Principle in dialectical tension with Morris Berman’s (, ) articulation of the monastic option. I argue that Berman’s monastic option does not maintain the potential for substantive cultural rejuvenation. The Zossima Principle, based on the exhortations of Dostoyevsky’s elder monk from the novel The Brothers Karamazov , embraces a philosophy of existentialized love. This article demonstrates striking parallels between the ideas developed in the Zossima Principle and the writings of Lewis Mumford. I conclude with a series of pragmatic steps we can take as media ecologists, if we allow ourselves to take seriously the arguments underscoring this ideal
Articulation (sociology · Biology · Dialectic · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Parallels · Political science · Praxis · Sociology · Digital Games and Media · Digital Media and Philosophy · Law · Media, Communication, and Education · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |